Thomas Raines

Tom Raines is the main protagonist of the Insignia Series.

Background
He lived a haphazard life with his father, Neil, a gambler/gamer (not a very good one recently). They were often on the move, avoiding debtors a

Insignia
Tt all of Obsidian Corp. won't be able to fix."_ Lieutenant J. Blackburn Tom begins to hate the lieutenant, and in order to get out of the misery, he decides to drop out of the Instrasolar Combatant program. General Marsh, the head of the program doesn't want to lose Tom, so he strikes a deal with him. Tom is to be the proxy for the Capitol Summit, the annual competition between Russo-Chinese Combatant and Indo-American Combatant. If he wins, he would be able to be dismissed from any further investigation, and if he loses, he would have to leave the Spire forever. Despite another trainee's interference, Tom manages to win the Capitol Summit. "That means you get out of my sight, sir."_ Thomas Andrew Raines General Marsh promotes Tom to the Middle Company. With the eye color of dark blue.

Quotes
"Sir yes sir, I will call you szxcvb nmir. Is that all, sir?" _ Tom Raines, Vortex